Miami’s injury report for the Bucks’ NBA playoff game includes key updates

ByNBAUSA


MIAMI – After Miami Heat star Tyler Hero made his season debut in a 106-102 win over the Dallas Mavericks, the team was still missing key components of its rotation. Although it is the return of Herro for the Heat is a huge additionthe thought of a fully healthy team has some fans excited for early success, such as Wednesday’s recent injury report NBA Cup the game is a step in the right direction.

That was the biggest news ahead of Monday’s game against Dallas Norman Powell was ruled out due to a strained left groin and that there was no timetable for his return, and he was treated as “day-to-day”. Fortunately, it received a huge upgrade on Tuesday and is now listed as “probably” for the match against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Powell’s injury would be downplayed before the Mavericks win, according to head coach Erik Spoelstra “The concern is not too high.”

“No,” Spoelstra said when asked if there was a setback to Powell’s groin injury. “I think the bigger thing was that it was consecutive. We’re going to treat them day by day. I don’t have a timeline on that, but the level of concern is not too high.”

Plus, Andrew Wiggins and Nikola Jovicwho have missed the last three and four games respectively, are now “questionable” for the game, an upgrade after both were immediately sent off in those competitions.

“What we’re dealing with right now, three guys, is manageable right now,” Spoelstra said. “And so we’ll just see where it is. They’re all day, what I am very grateful for.”

As for some discounts, Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Drew Smith are listed as questionable with a “right hip strain” and “left hip contusion,” respectively.

Tyler Hero on what a fully healthy Heat team looks like

Miami Heat guard Tyler Hero (14) drives to the basket as Dallas Mavericks guard Brandon Williams (10) defends during the first half at Cassia Center.
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As Hero made an impact in his debut in the 2025-26 seasonhe would finish the game scoring 24 points on 12-of-18 shooting from the field, along with seven rebounds and three steals. Although he looked rusty early on, a given since he hadn’t played an NBA game since last season’s playoffs, he found himself in rhythm as the game wore on, even having a late field goal to ice the game.

After the win over the Mavericks, Hero would be asked what he envisions a fully healthy Miami team to look like, with a two-word answer. Herro would even say how “frown” was when he heard Powell would be out for the game, mentioning how well the team played with Wiggins and others.

“Super efficient,” Herro said. “I was upset when I (saw) that Norm was out tonight, you know, I just wanted to see it all, you know, come together. Talking to (assistant coach Chris) Quinn, it’s going to be a process, you know, we’ve already played about 20 games, and I’ve missed almost all of them, so I’m only back for five games, so I’m back for five. Well (Powell) and (Wiggins) and everybody’s playing against each other, just trying to get in and play the right game and let those guys be themselves.”

In any case, it remains to be seen what the final statuses will look like for each player on the injury report, but the Heat are currently 12-6, looking for six straight wins and a key victory in their quest for the NBA Cup against the Bucks on Wednesday night.





2025-11-25 22:05:00

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